jump at the chance (to do something)

jump at the chance (to do something)
leap at the opportunity (to do something) & leap at the chance (to do something) & jump at the chance (to do something) & jump at the opportunity (to do something)
Fig. to accept an opportunity eagerly. •

Frank leapt at the opportunity to become a commercial artist.

It was a great idea and we leapt at the opportunity.

I would leap at the chance to go to Moscow.

His company proposed to send him to England, and John jumped at the chance.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • jump at something — jump at (something) to quickly and eagerly accept an opportunity. She jumped at every invitation she got to speak about her discovery. Usage notes: often used in the form jump at the chance: She jumped at the chance to go to Paris …   New idioms dictionary

  • jump at — (something) to quickly and eagerly accept an opportunity. She jumped at every invitation she got to speak about her discovery. Usage notes: often used in the form jump at the chance: She jumped at the chance to go to Paris …   New idioms dictionary

  • chance — 1 noun 1 POSSIBILITY (C, U) how possible or likely it is that something will happen, especially something that you want: chance/chances of: What are her chances of survival? | there s a chance (that): There s always the chance that something will …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • chance — chance1 W1S1 [tʃa:ns US tʃæns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(possibility)¦ 2¦(opportunity)¦ 3¦(risk)¦ 4¦(likely to succeed)¦ 5¦(luck)¦ 6 stand/have a chance (of something/of doing something) 7 by any chance 8 any chance of ...? 9 be in with a chance …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • jump — 1 /dZVmp/ verb 1 UPWARDS a) (I) to push yourself suddenly up in the air using your legs (+ over/across/onto etc): He jumped over the wall and ran off. | jump up and down: The kids love jumping up and down on their beds. | jump clear (=jump out of …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • chance — chance1 [ tʃæns ] noun *** 1. ) count usually singular an opportunity for you to do something, especially something that you want to do: OPPORTUNITY: chance for: The meetings are very short, so there is little chance for real discussion. the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • chance — I UK [tʃɑːns] / US [tʃæns] noun Word forms chance : singular chance plural chances *** 1) a) [countable, usually singular] an opportunity for you to do something, especially something that you want to do get/have a chance: We work together… …   English dictionary

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  • jump at — To accept eagerly • • • Main Entry: ↑jump * * * ˈjump at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they jump at he/she/it jumps at present participle …   Useful english dictionary

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